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Comcast Corp.’s proposed purchase of Time Warner Cable Inc. goes before U.S. regulators who may be more interested in ensuring Internet users can see Netflix Inc.’s videos than parsing the combined company’s market share.

DirecTV customers couldn’t get their Weather Channel forecast this morning as a dispute over fees escalated into a blackout of the network that has struggled to make weather-tracking a round-the-clock draw for viewers.

NII Holdings Inc., a wireless carrier that operates under the Nextel brand in Latin America, is faltering in its attempt to turn a walkie-talkie service into a viable competitor to Mexico’s mobile-phone giants, making it a potential target or partner for a rival.

Globalstar Inc., the provider of satellite-phone services that’s traded below $1 since 2011, now offers investors the chance for returns of at least 30 percent in a takeover thanks to its coveted airwaves.